Entertainment News: Freestyle Digital Media acquires mental health advocacy drama STAY WITH ME for May release

(Info from press release)

Mental Health Advocacy Drama Sets Digital Debut for North American VOD Platforms and DVD on May 2

Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, proudly announces the acquisition of VOD rights to the mental health advocacy drama STAY WITH ME, which will be available to rent/own on all North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms, as well as on DVD, starting May 2, 2025.

STAY WITH ME tells the story of a young woman struggling with mental illness, while her best friend and boyfriend fight to be her advocates. A young woman, trying to cope with an undiagnosed mental disorder, struggles to maintain her friendship with her best friend, while starting a new relationship. As she deals with her illness, her best friend and boyfriend must learn to be her mental health advocate - a process that leads to some mistakes. As the young woman gets worse, her best friend and boyfriend must team up to try and keep her healthy – while learning what it means to truly support someone with mental illness.

Directed by Marty Lang, STAY WITH ME was written by Leaf Maiman and Lang, and produced by Lang, Maiman, Sarah de Leon, and Matthew Giovannucci, along with Mark Myers and Jason Bellitto of Citizen Skull Productions. The cast includes Lara Silver Fox, Addison Turner (THE BAXTERS), James Mitchell Neal (SUCCESSION-tok), Marty Lang (upcoming 3 HOLES AND A DONUT), and Taylor Preminger.

“Making STAY WITH ME was the best filmmaking experience I’ve ever had,” said filmmaker Marty Lang, who serves as director of the MFA in Film, Television & Digital Media at the University of Georgia. “Between our amazingly talented cast, our young, hungry, up-and-coming crew, and the supportive community we built during our Seed&Spark crowdfunding campaign, everything about STAY WITH ME was a joyful experience.”

Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire STAY WITH ME directly with the filmmakers via Mark Myers of Citizen Skull.

About Freestyle Digital Media
The digital distribution unit of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, Freestyle Digital Media, is a premiere multi-platform distributor with direct partnerships across all major cable, satellite, digital, and streaming platforms. Capitalizing on a robust infrastructure, proven track record, and a veteran sales team, Freestyle Digital Media is a true home for independent films. Recent releases include ALLSWELL IN NEW YORK starring Emmy award-winning actress Liza Colón-Zayas from the hit FX series THE BEAR, ALL HAPPY FAMILIES starring Josh Radnor and Rob Huebel, the drama based on a novel THE GHOST TRAP starring Zak Steiner from EUPHORIA and Greer Grammer of AWKWARD, and the Weekly World News horror-comedy THE ZOMBIE WEDDING. Other Freestyle Digital Media titles include THE ROAD DOG starring comedian Doug Stanhope, SURVIVE starring HBO’s GAME OF THRONES star Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins, the music documentary profiling blues guitar legends Jimmie Vaughan and Stevie Ray Vaughan, BROTHERS IN BLUES, DEAR ZOE starring Sadie Sink from the hit Netflix series STRANGER THINGS, Jessica Capshaw and Theo Rossi, the teen musical BEST SUMMER EVER featuring a fully integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities, produced by Jamie Lee Curtis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Steenburgen, and Ted Danson, and THE WEDDING YEAR starring Sarah Hyland and Anna Camp.

For more information, visit:
allenmedia.tv 
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STAY WITH ME website:
facebook.com/StayWithMeFeatureFilm